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If you ever have driven through the Columbia River Gorge, more than likely you have been through Hood River. For those that haven't basically it is a small town in the heart of windsurfing/kiteboarding mecca, most people here are well off and enjoy the summers on the river. On my way into work for one of those evil corporations, wait... I do automation and maintenance for a vegan food company, so is that still considered an evil corporation by them? Anyways I was driving into work and seen a banner flying over I-84 on balloons with a colorful sign saying...

While I can't imagine why, some New York City residents are just sick and tired of the Wall Street Occupiers -- and would prefer they pack up their Zuccotti Park tent city and head on home, wherever home might be. NBC New York reports: Downtown residents and business owners are organizing a protest of the protest after two months of Lower Manhattan being occupied by the Wall Street demonstration.Angry over all-day drumming, people urinating and defecating on the streets and verbal attacks from protesters, organizers say they will rally at City Hall Monday to send officials a message. …Businesses have...

Radical anti-American billionaire George Soros is a major backer of a left-wing group that is funneling money to the Occupy Wall Street movement. The nonprofit organization at the receiving end of Soros’ largesse, Alliance for Global Justice, is managing donations benefiting the communists, socialists, anarchists and hippies now occupying Zuccotti Park in lower Manhattan. As of Oct. 19, OWS had taken in a grand total of $435,000 from all sources, including donations made by individuals online and in person, according to reports....Alliance for Global Justice is a “fiscal sponsor,” which means that it serves as a financial clearinghouse for radical...